Morning Edition

Donald "Big Dog" Forbes

12/11/2002

We need Everyone's assistance

Most, if not all, of the
Rutgers graduates and students would not like to see the name of our institution
changed. We can let our voice be heard.Please contact your
state legislator and let her or she know on no uncertain terms that you disagree
with this action and it will effect your vote come election time. Below you
will find a link on how to find out your legislator contact information. Please
let them know today.State
Legislator by District

Gov. James E. McGreevey
created an implementation committee yesterday to detail the prospective merger
of Rutgers, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the
New Jersey Institute of Technology.
By executive order, McGreevey established a Review, Planning and Implementation
Steering Committee to employ the recommendations of the Report of the Commission
on Health Science, Education and Training, which proposed merging the three
universities.Merger moves forward

Football

Rutgers junior defensive
back NATE JONES has been named Co-Special Teams Player of the Year, and first
team All-BIG EAST as a kick returner, by the BIG EAST Conference, it was announced
today.
Jones was joined on the all-league team by teammate SHAWN SEABROOKS, a second-team
All-BIG EAST pick as a defensive back. The All-BIG EAST teams are voted on
by the leagues head coaches, who are not permitted to vote for their
own players.Jones
Named BIG EAST Co-Special Teams Player of the Year

Miami's Ken Dorsey and
Willis McGahee were named the Big East offensive co-players of the year Tuesday,
while the Hurricanes' Larry Coker was named coach of the year.
The league's coaches also named Temple's Dan Klecko, a Marlboro High School
graduate as defensive player of the year. Andy Lee of Pittsburgh and Nate
Jones of Rutgers and Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School shared the special
teams player of the year award, and Pittsburgh's Larry Fitzgerald was named
Big East rookie of the year.Rutgers'
Jones splits Big East award

Nate Jones, a bright spot
in Rutgers' otherwise dismal football season, has been named co-special teams
player of the year and first team All-Big East as a kick returner.Rutgers'
Jones is honored

Men's Basketball

Rutgers report: For all
the talk about how head coach Gary Waters has stressed improved free throw
shooting and rebounding, it's not showing for the Knights so far. As a team,
Rutgers is shooting 55.5 percent from the foul line, which is even worse than
last year's dreadful 58.3 percent. A
look at game with Fordham

A month into the season,
many Big East rookies have already made significant contributions, but Rutgers
University's newcomers are still finding their way.Calvin Wooten, Cortez Davis, Adrian Hill and Harry Good have combined for
118 minutes and 28 points in five games this season.
Their limited productivity can be attributed to a couple of factors: Coach
Gary Waters' complex system takes time to learn, and, with 10 lettermen returning,
minutes are tough to come byRutgers'
freshmen struggle to adjust

Women's Basketball

The Rutgers University
women's basketball team opted for a blue-collar approach to Tuesday night's
52-42 road victory over Temple.
Attempting to avenge last season's 56-51 loss to the Owls at the Louis Brown
Athletic Center, the Scarlet Knights went to work on the offensive and defensive
glass with extreme aggression. Rutgers out-rebounded Temple 24-12 in the first
half and 44-35 in the game to secure a much-needed non-conference win.Rutgers
women sparked by Pondexter

The Rutgers women's basketball
team handed Temple its third straight loss last night at the Liacouras Center
in Philadelphia, defeating the Owls 52-42 behind sophomore guard Cappie Pondexter's
16 points.
This was a low-scoring affair, thanks to the Scarlet Knights (4-2) hustling
defense and tenacity on both the offensive and defensive boards. Pondexter
and sophomore Chelsea Newton also led the Knights with nine rebounds from
their guard positions. The entire RU backcourt, consisting of Pondexter, senior
Mauri Horton and Newton, compiled 26 boards as a unit.RU picks up win vs.
Owls

All arms on a wiry frame,
Chelsea Newton has had to start answering to "Whitney Houston."
Shaking her head at the cruelty of it all, the Rutgers sophomore laughed when
reminded Houston is one of the best-selling performers of all time.
Tuesday night, despite a statistically off night, Newton turned in one of
her usual intensity-packed performances, wowing the opponents and earning
a standing ovation from the traveling fans behind Rutgers' bench. The Scarlet
Knights turned back defending Atlantic-10 champs Temple, 52-42, and it was
Newton flailing her beanpole body everywhere that made the difference.Newton
makes a difference for Rutgers

The Rutgers University
women's basketball team opted for a blue-collar approach to Tuesday night's
52-42 road victory over Temple. Attempting to avenge last season's 56-51 loss
to the Owls at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, the Scarlet Knights went to
work on the offensive and defensive glass with extreme aggression. Rutgers
outrebounded Temple 24-12 in the first half and 44-35 in the game to secure
a much-needed non-conference win. Pondexter
leads Rutgers women past Temple 52-42

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